Dust Rhinos "I Should Behave"
Release date: 27 January 2015
Running time: 36:25, 10 tracks
Dust Rhinos are a band to file together with other Canadians bands such as Spirit of the West and Great Big Sea. Even if unfortunately the band fronted by Blair McEvoy has not got the same recognition, they have offered some of the best Celtic rock songs coming from Canada.
The Dust Rhinos have been around since 1992 and have released one EP (“Second Set”, 2007), one compilation of their two early albums ("Prehistoric - The Songs of Helter Celtic & On a Rampage", 2010) and seven studio albums. The latest one is titled “I Should Behave” and has been released thanks to an IndieGoGo campaign. The album, produced by Murray Pulver, has been recorded by the same musicians that recorded their previous effort, “The Day After the Night Before” (2009), that is, Blair McEvoy on lead vocals, guitar and bodhrán, Dale Brown on fiddle mandolin and bckg. vocals, Dan Cannon on bass and bckg. vocals, Andy Bart on fiddle, mandolin and bckg. vocals and Darren Wittmann on drums.
What can you find on “I Should Behave”? A couple of standards, a traditional shanty and seven originals. Regarding the standards, “Rocky Road to Dublin” gets a Celtic punk treatment with Blair strong vocals, plenty of fiddle and a great rhythm section. Besides, a fast-paced tune has been added at the end of the song. Even if it’s a fecking good take, I prefer their rendition of “Mad Tom of Bedlam”. The intensity of the song grows little by little from a jazzy beginning to a fiddle attack à La Bottine Souriante.
Regarding the self-penned numbers, IMHO the standouts are the opening track “Friends of Mine”, a fantastic fiddle led anthem (“United we stagger and divided we fall/ We will stand together, all for one and one for all”), the country infused “Buy the Band a Round”, “Ballad of Billy Miner” (reminiscent of the Oysterband) and “Drank the Whole Town Dry” with its fiddle and mandolin tunes.
Apart from those numbers, check out the traditional shanty “Hog Eye Man” and the closing track “I Should Behave”, a comedy number about waking up after drinking with the boys.
As you can see, the album cover is amazing. And talking about album covers, Dust Rhinos are sorely missing Des McLoughlin, their “Got Guinness” cover boy and staple of the Toad in the Hole pub who recently passed away.
“I Should Behave” is available at CDBaby, iTunes and Amazon. Go ahead and grab a copy of the latest album by the Celtic rockers from the Canadian prairie.
Tracklist:
01 - Friends of Mine 3:24
02 - Mad Tom of Bedlam 3:13
03 - Drive All Night 4:10
04 - Rocky Road to Dublin 5:13
05 - Hold Back the Water 3:35
06 - Buy the Band Round 2:41
07 - Ballad of Billy Miner 3:20
08 - Hog Eye Man 3:07
09 - Drank the Whole Town Dry 3:11
10 - I Should Behave 4:09
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Review by Kinksmarkham
Release date: 27 January 2015
Running time: 36:25, 10 tracks
Dust Rhinos are a band to file together with other Canadians bands such as Spirit of the West and Great Big Sea. Even if unfortunately the band fronted by Blair McEvoy has not got the same recognition, they have offered some of the best Celtic rock songs coming from Canada.
The Dust Rhinos have been around since 1992 and have released one EP (“Second Set”, 2007), one compilation of their two early albums ("Prehistoric - The Songs of Helter Celtic & On a Rampage", 2010) and seven studio albums. The latest one is titled “I Should Behave” and has been released thanks to an IndieGoGo campaign. The album, produced by Murray Pulver, has been recorded by the same musicians that recorded their previous effort, “The Day After the Night Before” (2009), that is, Blair McEvoy on lead vocals, guitar and bodhrán, Dale Brown on fiddle mandolin and bckg. vocals, Dan Cannon on bass and bckg. vocals, Andy Bart on fiddle, mandolin and bckg. vocals and Darren Wittmann on drums.
What can you find on “I Should Behave”? A couple of standards, a traditional shanty and seven originals. Regarding the standards, “Rocky Road to Dublin” gets a Celtic punk treatment with Blair strong vocals, plenty of fiddle and a great rhythm section. Besides, a fast-paced tune has been added at the end of the song. Even if it’s a fecking good take, I prefer their rendition of “Mad Tom of Bedlam”. The intensity of the song grows little by little from a jazzy beginning to a fiddle attack à La Bottine Souriante.
Regarding the self-penned numbers, IMHO the standouts are the opening track “Friends of Mine”, a fantastic fiddle led anthem (“United we stagger and divided we fall/ We will stand together, all for one and one for all”), the country infused “Buy the Band a Round”, “Ballad of Billy Miner” (reminiscent of the Oysterband) and “Drank the Whole Town Dry” with its fiddle and mandolin tunes.
Apart from those numbers, check out the traditional shanty “Hog Eye Man” and the closing track “I Should Behave”, a comedy number about waking up after drinking with the boys.
As you can see, the album cover is amazing. And talking about album covers, Dust Rhinos are sorely missing Des McLoughlin, their “Got Guinness” cover boy and staple of the Toad in the Hole pub who recently passed away.
“I Should Behave” is available at CDBaby, iTunes and Amazon. Go ahead and grab a copy of the latest album by the Celtic rockers from the Canadian prairie.
Tracklist:
01 - Friends of Mine 3:24
02 - Mad Tom of Bedlam 3:13
03 - Drive All Night 4:10
04 - Rocky Road to Dublin 5:13
05 - Hold Back the Water 3:35
06 - Buy the Band Round 2:41
07 - Ballad of Billy Miner 3:20
08 - Hog Eye Man 3:07
09 - Drank the Whole Town Dry 3:11
10 - I Should Behave 4:09
Website
Wikipedia
Soundcloud
Reverbnation
CBC
Click to buy
CDbaby (physical CD and digital album)
iTunes
Amazon
Review by Kinksmarkham
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